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Le Saut de la Danse: 24.K.12-383

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Le Saut de la Danse
The Four Seasons represented by four Nations

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cochin, Charles Nicolas I
Draughtsman: Gillot, Claude (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1750

Note

Cochin etched the plate after one of the drawings executed by Gillot to serve as designs for a tapestry, which was never finished. Preliminary etched state, before all lettering.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.K.12-383
Primary reference Number: 183574
Populus (Gillot): 277 undescribed state
BN Inventaire (18thC): 316

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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